Tennis Australian Open
16-year-old prodigy makes viewers laugh
Status: 17.01.2024 | Reading time: 3 minutes
Mirra Andreeva is in the third round in Melbourne
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For Mirra Andreeva it is probably the greatest success of her young career. The Russian dismantled top ten player Ons Jabeur at the Australian Open. The 16-year-old dreams of breaking records – and proves her sense of humor.
Mirra Andreeva clapped her hands over her head in disbelief. The 16-year-old Russian had just defeated the top ten player Ons Jabeur in the second round of the Australian Open in an impressive manner. It was 6:0, 6:2 after just 54 minutes in the Rod Laver Arena.
It is the first big surprise in Melbourne – and for Andreeva another milestone in her young career. For the first time she beat a player from the top ten in the world rankings. A year ago, Andreeva was still playing for the juniors and lost the final against her compatriot Alina Korneeva. The defeat still spurs the right-hander on today.
“After I lost the final I was just angry. I didn’t think about anything else, I played the match in my head for a week and saw what I had to change. I think you saw that today. I feel like I’ve matured a little bit,” she said in the stadium interview after the win against Jabeur. “But you’re only 16 years old,” the interviewer noted. Andreeva countered: “That’s true, but last year I was only 15.” Laughter in the arena.
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Andreeva, who is only allowed to play ten professional tournaments a year because of her age, gave Wimbledon finalist Jabeur no chance for the entire duration of the game. “I played incredible tennis in the first set, I didn’t expect that from myself,” said the 16-year-old after her impressive performance. “I was very nervous before the game because Ons inspires me a lot. Before I came to the WTA tour, I always watched all their matches. She’s so nice and wished me good luck even after the match.”
Andreeva will 25 Grand Slams gewinnen
Andreeva had already reached the third round of a Grand Slam tournament at the French Open last year. At that time she confidently announced: “I want to win 25 Grand Slams” – one title more than the current record holder Margaret Court and two more than Serena Williams. Andreeva will now face Diane Parry in the third round in Melbourne. The 16-year-old clearly won 6:1, 6:2 against the Frenchwoman at Roland Garros in June. Suddenly the young Russian is the favorite.
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This means that only Tatjana Maria is still in the tournament among the women. The 36-year-old will face number 26 seeded Italian Jasmine Paolini in her second round game on Thursday.
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